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Thursday, 1 May 2014

Women candidates and the India 2014 election

Dr Carole Spary discusses women candidates contesting the 2014 elections
in India. Major political parties have articulated support for
increasing women’s participation in electoral politics at the national
level, but this has not materialised in significantly greater
nominations for women candidates in the 2014 election. Please follow the
link to read more: Plus ça change…? Women candidates and the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.